8-letter words containing n, a, i, l
- somalian — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- spalding — Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.
- spalling — a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- spanrail — a rail connecting two legs of furniture; stretcher.
- sparling — the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
- spillane — Mickey (Frank Morrison) 1918–2006, U.S. detective novelist.
- splaying — to spread out, expand, or extend.
- springal — a young man
- stabling — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- stalinsk — former name of Novokuznetsk.
- stalking — an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
- stallion — an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- staminal — of or relating to stamina or endurance.
- stapling — a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.
- starling — a pointed cluster of pilings for protecting a bridge pier from drifting ice, debris, etc.
- stealing — Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stillman — a man who is employed to operate a still
- stunsail — studdingsail.
- suleiman — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- sulindac — a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
- sullivan — Annie (Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy) 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
- sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- svengali — a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
- sylvania — a town in NW Ohio.
- synalgia — referred pain.
- synalgic — referred pain.
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- synovial — a lubricating fluid resembling the white of an egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those of the joints.
- tablinum — (in an ancient Roman house) a large, open room at the side of the peristyle farthest from the main entrance.
- tackling — equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.
- tag line — the last line of a play, story, speech, etc., used to clarify or dramatize a point.
- taglioni — Marie. 1804–84, Italian ballet dancer, whose romantic style greatly influenced ballet in the 19th century
- tail end — the hinder or rear part of anything.
- tail fan — the fanlike posterior appendage of crayfish and lobsters, consisting of a telson and two uropods, used for rapid backward propulsion.
- tail fin — a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
- tailband — a band sewn or glued to the tail of a book. Compare headband (def 3).
- tailbone — the coccyx.
- taileron — an aileron located on the tailplane of an aircraft
- tailings — the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- tailspin — spin (def 23).
- tailwind — a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind).
- talabani — Jalal. born 1933, Iraqi politician, a Kurd, president of Iraq (2005–2014)
- talapoin — a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- taliesin — flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- taligent — A company founded jointly by Apple and IBM in March 1992. HP announced in January, 1994 that it would buy a 15% stake in Taligent. They are working on an "object-oriented operating system", due to be finished sometime in 1995. However, various independent pieces of Taligent will likely appear to be used with other operating systems, e.g. IBM's WorkplaceOS. Pink is an older name for Taligent, dating back to work that Apple did before the formation of Taligent.
- talionic — of or relating to the system or legal principle of talion
- talisman — a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- tallying — an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- tanaquil — a legendary queen of Rome who prophesied the future greatness of Servius Tullius and helped him to gain the throne after the murder of her husband by a political faction.
- tangible — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.